Wisconsin 86, Coastal Carolina 72: Frank Kaminsky had 27 points and 12 rebounds as the top-seeded Badgers cruised to a win over the 16th-seeded Chanticleers in the NCAA Tournament in Omaha, Neb.
Sam Dekker added 20 points while Nigel Hayes had 15 points and eight rebounds for Wisconsin (32-3), which advanced to a matchup with Oregon on Sunday. The Badgers shot 54.1 percent from the field and outrebounded the Chanticleers 36-25.
Warren Gillis scored 22 points for Coastal Carolina (24-10) while Elijah Wilson added 20 points off the bench. Wilson hit 4-of-4 from 3-point range to lead the Chanticleers' 7-for-12 shooting effort from beyond the arc.
The Chanticleers hung tough in the first half, trailing by four with less than seven minutes to play, but Wisconsin struck for an 11-3 run to open up a 12-point lead, and Kaminsky's 3-pointer in the closing seconds pushed the lead to 15 at halftime. The Badgers shot 54.8 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes while Coastal Carolina shot 52 percent, but Hayes had eight boards - seven off the offensive glass - to help Wisconsin get ahead.
Coastal Carolina tried to fight back in the second half, but Wisconsin had too much and pushed its advantage to 20 on Bronson Koenig's 3-pointer with less than 10 minutes to go. It was down to 16 with five minutes left but Kaminsky had a pair of three-point plays around Duje Dukan's dunk to up the lead to 24 with less than four minutes left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Badgers have won 17 of their last 18 contests. … Coastal Carolina is 0-4 in four NCAA Tournament appearances. … Wisconsin set a school record for victories in a season.
Coastal Carolina | Wisconsin | |
Warren Gillis 22 | Scoring | Frank Kaminsky 27 |
Shivaughn Wiggins 4 | Assists | Frank Kaminsky 4 |
Tristian Curtis 6 | Rebounds | Frank Kaminsky 12 |
Badou Diagne 4 | Free Throws Made | Frank Kaminsky 4 |
Shivaughn Wiggins 4 | Steals | Josh Gasser 3 |
Tristian Curtis 1 | Blocks | Frank Kaminsky 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Coastal Carolina | 72 | 48.3 | 7-12 | 9-11 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
Wisconsin | 86 | 54.1 | 11-27 | 9-12 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 9 |